NEEA staff lead 2024 ACEEE Summer Study content development as panel leads, paper authors and presenters and welcome the opportunity to share the alliance’s market transformation expertise with this year’s attendees.

Connect and collaborate with NEEA staff at Asilomar at one of the below sessions. In addition to the presenters highlighted below, many other NEEA staff will be in attendance to learn and network! We hope to see you there.

Tamara Anderson, Manager, Program Operations

Informal Session:

A Window of Opportunity (Monday, Aug. 5 at 4:00 p.m.)

Poster session

Windows: Pushing the envelope on a brighter future (Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 4:00 p.m.)

Presentation

Getting to Fan-Tastic: Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the C&I Fan Market (Friday, Aug. 9 at 8:30 a.m.)

Papers

Getting to Fan-Tastic: Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the C&I Fan Market (co-author)
Windows: Pushing the envelope on a brighter future (co-author)

Megan Bean, Principal MRE Scientist

Presentation

Out of Site! Lessons Learned from Alternative Approaches to Evaluating the Market’s Response to Code Changes (Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)

Papers

Out of Site! Lessons Learned from Alternative Approaches to Evaluating the Market’s Response to Code Changes (lead author)
Future of Market Transformation (co-author)

Ryan Brown, Manager, Planning and Analysis

Market Transformation Panel co-lead

Moderator

Supercharging Market Change with Leveraged Federal Dollars (Monday, Aug. 5 from 10:30 a.m. - noon)
Infusing Equity in Transformational Program Design (Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 8:30-10 a.m.)
Mission Critical: Neutralizing Embodied Carbon (Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 8:30-10 a.m.)
Are Heat Pumps the Electrification Panacea? (Thursday, Aug. 8 from 8:30-10 a.m.)
Transforming to Net Zero Building Stock (Friday Aug. 9 from 8:30-10 a.m.)

Chris Cardiel, Senior MRE Scientist

Presentation

Eat Your Efficiency Vegetables: Appetizing Energy Savings in Fans & Pumps (Friday, August 9, from 8:30–10:00 a.m.)

Paper

Getting to Fan-Tastic: Overcoming Barriers to Energy Efficiency in the C&I Fan Market (co-author)

Maya Cutforth, DEI and Organizational Change Manager

Presentation

Appliance Standards, Equity, and Climate Change—HVAC Opportunities (Monday, August 5 from 8:30-10 a.m.)

Paper

Appliance Standards, Equity, and Climate Change—HVAC Opportunities (co-author)

Debbie Driscoll, Senior Market Transformation Manager

New Construction: From Code to Net Zero Panel co-lead

Moderator

Taking a Fresh Look at Performance and Prescriptive Code Approaches (Monday, Aug. 5 from 10:30 a.m. – noon)
Innovations in Building Codes: Maximizing Impact (Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 8:30-10 a.m.)
High Performance in New and Existing Buildings: Harmonizing Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards (Wednesday, Aug. 7 from 8:30-10 a.m.)
Powering Progress: Energy Storage and Demand Management (Friday, Aug. 9 from 8:30-10 a.m.)

Christopher Dymond, Senior Product Manager

Presentation

Low Load Efficient Heat Pumps – A field data and product teardown exploration of why some heat pumps excel under part-load conditions (Monday, Aug. 5 from 8:30-10 a.m.)

Informal Session

Connected Commissioning Heat Pumps (Thursday, Aug. 8 from 2-4 p.m.)
Description: Heat pump manufacturers are developing solutions that guide contractors and verify installation. We see a path forward to qualifying heat pumps capable of self-commissioning and verification. This is essential for variable speed heat pumps whose efficiency depends on critical refrigerant charge, control settings and air flow. Creating a national alignment can reduce program administrative costs, increase system performance, longevity, and customer satisfaction. NEEA, NYSERDA, NREL and PNNL seek your input on how to establish a test and qualified products list that differentiates those solutions which deliver real utility, customer, and contractor value.

Warren Fish, Senior Program Manager

Presentation

Eat Your Efficiency Vegetables: Appetizing Energy Savings in Fans & Pumps (Friday, August 9, from 8:30–10:00 a.m.)

Paper

Pump Up Savings Persistence: Ensure VFD Savings with Smart Pumps (author)

Jeff Harris, Chief Transformation Officer

Presentation

Envisioning the Future: The Market Transformation We Need (Monday, Aug. 8 from 8:30 – noon)

Paper

Future of Market Transformation (author)

Jason Jones, Program Manager

Presentation

Shaken Not Stirred with an HVAC Twist: Commercial Efficiency Program Cocktail. (Thursday, Aug. 8 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.)

Paper

No Really, RTU Gas Efficiency is a Decarbonization Strategy (co-author)

Informal Session

Rooftop Units – the Box No One is Talking About (Monday, Aug. 5 from 2-3 p.m.)

Description: Rooftop Units (RTUs) are the most common commercial HVAC system, serving 60% of the commercial floor area and consuming 20% of the total commercial building energy use nationally! Yet, efficiency gains have been minimal, especially on the heating side, which has remained at 80% efficient for the last 30 years. Heat pump RTUs provide a huge opportunity, but we must work together to seize this opportunity to drive the most impact. MN-CEE hosts this session to discuss how we can work together to create an RTU with a better box, better ventilation, and better performance as we transition to heat pump RTUs.

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